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Canada / Re: William Henry Sommers or Summers
« on: Monday 12 August 19 09:41 BST (UK)  »
The three siblings were all born in Poole, Dorset. UK and all three baptised in that town. In order then, Martha Summers (19 Mar 1815 - 1876), Robert Ash Summers (17 Nov 1818 - July 1894'ish) and Mary Brouster/ Brewster/ Brobster Summers (23 July 1820 - ?) Martha died in UK, Robert more than likely UK and Mary is not known. Martha the Mother died in Poole 1822 and William the father was declared lost at sea during a bad storm UK south Coast Nov 1824. Hope that helps

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Canada / William Henry Sommers or Summers
« on: Monday 12 August 19 04:49 BST (UK)  »
William Henry Sommers/ Summers was born to William Summers and his wife Martha nee Brouster on the 25th Oct 1804. He was baptised in St Andrews church in Quebec City 14th Feb 1805. This is all I know about William the son and would like to trace what happened after this period, his life and possible descendents. The only other reference to William the son is a court document from Poole UK, dated 22nd June 1825, in which Grandmother Mary Summers is given guardianship of William and his three siblings, the latter all born in Poole 1815 through 1820.
Any help or guidance would be appreciated. I have hit a brick wall on this

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Canada / Re: Looking for information on BEST family.......New Brunswick
« on: Sunday 30 December 18 17:15 GMT (UK)  »
Update.
I have finally managed to make sense of this query. Ellen Best had a maiden name Holliday and 137 Fox Street, Pitsmoor in Sheffield was inhabited in 1920 by a Samuel Moore and his wife Elizabeth. Samuel was a widower and Elizabeth a widow. At their marriage in 1913, Elizabeth was described as the daughter of Charles Holliday (deceased). Bingo! Ellen and Elizabeth were sisters. The 1939 UK census located Ellen, now 61, living with her son Ernest Noel and his wife Doris in Bournemouth UK.

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Canada / Re: Looking for information on BEST family.......New Brunswick
« on: Sunday 16 December 18 05:26 GMT (UK)  »
I have had a good look at the Sinclair Group. Most intriguing but the known dates are off by roughly minus 4 years. Francis Sinclair, the father appears to be from a Richmond Quebec family albeit from the English "tribe".

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Canada / Re: Looking for information on BEST family.......New Brunswick
« on: Sunday 16 December 18 04:59 GMT (UK)  »
That was soooooo funny. I can see how you mistook it now.

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Canada / Re: Looking for information on BEST family.......New Brunswick
« on: Sunday 16 December 18 03:59 GMT (UK)  »
Jessie Maud Hooper was my Aunt a sibling of my Father.

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Canada / Re: Looking for information on BEST family.......New Brunswick
« on: Sunday 16 December 18 03:55 GMT (UK)  »
Jessie Maud Hooper and Alec definitely married in Sheffield Q3 1938. Alec was killed MIA in June 1941.
 
As to the Sinclair group.....that is a bit of a mystery so far. Intriguing though and might even explain where Alec came from. If Sandra reads this, pretty please post the link to the Sinclairs

Another mystery is that Frank & Ellen (Nellie) Best, with son Ernest Noel Best leave UK for Montreal Canada 1905. Both Parents are Sheffield (Pitsmoor) people. Then Ellen leaves NB 1920 with Alec her son, bound for Liverpool and onto Pitsmoor and her sister. Where is Frank? Where is Ernest? I have found an Ellen Best in Albert County NB...maybe?

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Canada / Re: Looking for information on BEST family.......New Brunswick
« on: Saturday 15 December 18 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Update.
Ellen and her son Alec had the final destination of 137 Fox Street in Pitsmoor. Sheffield UK, in 1920. A local historian has found that the resident's were a Samuel Moore and his wife Elizabeth Moore nee Holliday. Ellen's maiden name was Holliday so she seems to have been lodging with her sister & brother in law. Whether she returned to Canada or not is a ? atm. In any event Alec ended up in Sheffield in 1938 when he married a Jessie Maud Hooper, an Aunt.   :D

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Old and very weathered gravestone
« on: Thursday 13 December 18 02:57 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the advice Carol. You might find it interesting since the gravestone is located very near to Harbour Grace in NL.

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